McMahon is dealing with double vision, says serious causes ruled out

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Tuesday said he’s currently experiencing double vision, which he began noticing last week.

McMahon discussed his double-vision condition to open his coronavirus briefing at the Oncenter.

“I spent the weekend seeking medical counsel and spoke to many doctors,” McMahon said. “They ruled out very serious causes of it.”

He says he will “struggle in the immediate future to see” because he sees, in most cases “two of you right now,” referring to local reporters assembled for the briefing.

“They know what’s wrong with me but they don’t know what caused it, and until the doctors find the cause, this is just going to be what it is for me,” said McMahon.

He told local reporters that if he started squinting, that’s the reason why.

COVID-19 data update

In his latest update, the county executive reported 70 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the county’s total infection figure to 30,122 since the start of the pandemic locally in mid-March 2020.

He also reported two deaths, including one person in a hospital and another in a nursing home. The county’s seven-day positive average dropped to 1.8 percent, which McMahon called “really remarkable.”

“Congratulations to the community at large for responding after the holiday surges and spikes,” he added.

County officials continue monitoring 1,308 active cases, which is down 36 percent since last Tuesday.

McMahon also reported 110 people are in the hospital with COVID, down nine since Monday. The figure includes 26 people in the intensive care unit, or ICU. That’s down one from Monday. McMahon also noted that 11 percent of those hospitalized are from a nursing home.

Onondaga County has administered 17,585 first doses of vaccine so far and 6,340 second doses, including more than 2,200 second doses on Tuesday alone at the Oncenter.